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Imbrex

A curved tile, typically a half-cylinder shape; used to cover joints between roofing tiles.
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imbrex

1. A tile, semicircular in shape, which fits over the joints in a tile roof.
2. One of the scales in ornamental imbrication.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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